A visit to the Old Cheyney Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Old Cheyney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Cheyney Cemetery:
39.9343, -75.5255
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Cheyney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Cheyney Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies just to the west northwest of the Old Cheyney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Cheyney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Cheyney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Cheyney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thornbury AME Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thornbury AME Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbury AME Cemetery
- Edgewood Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgewood Memorial Park is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Memorial Park
- Rolling Green Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Goshen Bible Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bible Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksite Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Honeycomb United AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery Annex has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Annex Cemetery
- Oaklands Cemetery Annex
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44579 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Oakland Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Friends Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Friends Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
- The Oakland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Friends Burial Ground
- West Chester Orthodox Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150516 <5>
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45960 <5>
- Oaklands Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oaklands Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of West Chester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45667 <5>
- Immaculata Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Immaculata Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Media Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Media Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media Cemetery
- The Media Cemetery has also been known as:
- Media Cemetery Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45395 <5>
- Paoli Memorial Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old Cheyney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Cheyney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glen Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lane Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
- Coventry Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coventry Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Village
- Chester Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Suburban Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suburban Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Village
- West Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Goshen is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Seal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Edgemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Whitehorse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
- Fern Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Hill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Aston Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Glen Riddle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
- Caswallen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caswallen is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswallen
- Sconnelltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sconnelltown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sconnelltown
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Zebleys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Garnet Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Village Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Elwyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elwyn is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwyn
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wawaset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wawaset is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawaset
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Cheyney Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Cheyney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Cheyney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Chester County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Cheyney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1182906 (Old Cheyney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182906 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Chester
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Chester
- Location given for Old Cheyney Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9342766 Lon: -75.5254814
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Cheyney Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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